10. Sa'eed ibn N i m h d-Hamadiini, whom 'Ali (&) appointed

when he came to Kufah, then he dismissed him. He was appointed as judge of Kufah by Mus'ab ibn az-Zubayr, and he held this post for three years until Ibn az-Zubayr appointed Abdullah ibn 'Utbah ibn ~ a s ' o o d . 3 ~ 11. 'Ubaydah as-Salmini, Muhammad ibn Hamzah, whom 'Ali appointed to the judiciary of Kufah after dismissing Sa'eed dHamadhiki. He said to him: "Judge as you used to judge." Then he dismissed him and appointed Shurayh. Al-Sha'bi said: "Shurayh was the most knowledgeable of people about judicial matters, and 'Ubaydah was equal to Shurayh in that. He passed some interesting verdicts, and he was one of the well-known scholars of Kufah. Shurayh used to consult him and refer to him."37